CHAPTER 7 - Drink and Drug Driving
Contents
7.1 Introduction
7.3 Definitions
- 7.3.1 'Breath analysing instrument'
- 7.3.2 'Saliva analysing instrument'
- 7.3.3 'Breath test'
- 7.3.4 'Saliva test'
- 7.3.5 'Relevant drug'
- 7.3.6 'Operator'
- 7.3.7 'Health care professional'
- 7.3.8 'When is a person over the limit'
7.4 Interception
7.5 Breath test
- 7.5.1 Authority to breath test
- 7.5.2 The breath test
- 7.5.3 The requirement
- 7.5.4 Fail to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test
- 7.5.5 Breath test result below relevant alcohol limit
7.6 Breath analysis
- 7.6.1 Authority to require a specimen of breath for analysis
- 7.6.2 The breath analysis
- 7.6.3 The requirement
- 7.6.4 Fail to provide a specimen of breath for analysis
- 7.6.5 Breath analysis certificate by operator
- 7.6.6 Breath analysing instrument - location
7.7 Blood analysis
- 7.7.1 Authority to require specimen of blood
- 7.7.2 Persons authorised to take specimens of blood
- 7.7.3 Obtaining a specimen of blood from a conscious/communicative person
- 7.7.4 The requirement to a conscious/communicative person
- 7.7.5 Fail to provide a specimen of blood
- 7.7.6 Certificate by Analyst - blood
- 7.7.7 Requiring a doctor or nurse to take a specimen of blood from a person who is unable to consent
7.8 Urine analysis
- 7.8.1 Authority to require a specimen of urine
- 7.8.2 The requirement - urine
- 7.8.3 Obtaining a specimen of urine
- 7.8.4 Fail to provide a specimen of urine
7.9 Saliva test
- 7.9.1 Authority to saliva test
- 7.9.2 The saliva test
- 7.9.3 The requirement saliva test
- 7.9.4 Fail to provide a specimen of saliva for a saliva test
7.10 Saliva analysis
- 7.10.1 Authority to require specimen of saliva for analysis
- Inability to provide a specimen of saliva for analysis
- Specimen of saliva for analysis at a hospital
- 7.10.2 The saliva analysis
- 7.10.3 The requirement - saliva analysis
- 7.10.4 Fail to provide a specimen of saliva for analysis
- 7.10.5 Saliva analysis notice by operator
- 7.10.6 Certificate by Analyst - saliva
- 7.10.7 Saliva analysing instrument - location
7.11 Handling of blood and urine and saliva specimens
7.12 Twenty-four hours suspension endorsement - driver licence
7.13 Immediate suspension or disqualification of high risk drink and drug drivers
7.14 Breath and saliva analysing instrument operators
- 7.14.1 Operators' authority
- 7.14.2 Training of operators
- 7.14.3 Re-assessment of operators
- 7.14.4 Operators' responsibility
- 7.14.5 Withdrawal of operator's Instrument of Authority
7.15 Random breath and saliva testing
- 7.15.1 Authority to conduct RBT and RST
- 7.15.2 Site selection
7.16 Statistical returns for breath analyses and breath tests
- 7.16.1 Deleted
- 7.16.2 Statistical returns for breath tests
- 7.16.3 Downloading of stored data from the Lion Intoxilyzer 8000 breath analysing instrument
7.17 Breath or saliva analysing instrument not to be produced in court
7.18 Servicing of breath or saliva analysing instruments
7.20 Exculpatory provisions (defences)
- 7.20.1 The Criminal Code
- 7.20.2 Persons in charge of motor vehicles
7.21 Presence of legal representatives during breath or saliva analysis tests
7.22 Private medical examination
7.23 Analysis challenged by defence
7.24 Limitation on use of saliva for saliva test or saliva analysis
7.25 Observing the subject person and noting of indicia relating to the consumption of liquor/drugs
7.26 Children
7.27 Diplomatic and consular immunity
Appendix 7.1 Drink and drug driving flowchart
Appendix 7.2 Guide to Notice of Suspension or Disqualification (F4394)
Appendix 7.3 Observation sheet
Appendix 7.4 Downloading of Alcolmeter SD-400PA Data - IBM Compatible Computers
Appendix 7.5 Downloading of Lion Intoxilyzer 8000 data
Issue 18 - December 2011
